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Where does “okulvitro” come from?

okulvitro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vitro, from French verre, from Middle French voirre, from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

okulvitro (Esperanto): eyeglasses, spectacles, pair of glasses; a lens...

Definitions

  1. eyeglasses, spectacles, pair of glasses; a lens...

Ancestry of “okulvitro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovitroglass; flat pane of glass, a plate or sheet of...
2Frenchverreglass; Object in this substance
3Middle Frenchvoirre—
4Old Frenchvoirreglass
5Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
6Proto-Italicwedromglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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